Leading up to the American Revolution, economic and political problems between the colonists and Great Britain were
on the rise. Choose THREE examples of colonists' motivations for declaring independence from Great Britain.
A)
British troops were sent to America to enforce the Crown's strict tax laws.
B)
Colonists wanted to give American citizenship to Native Americans and
slaves.
C)
Great Britain's government wanted to pay its war debt by taxing the
colonists.
D)
Great Britain's government wanted to put an end to slavery in the
Southern colonies.
E)
During a protest, several colonists were killed by British soldiers in the
Boston Massacre.